Kelly Eileen Hake received her first writing contract at the tender age of seventeen and arranged to wait three months until she was able to legally sign it. Since that first contract a decade ago, sheâs fulfilled twenty contracts ranging from short stories to novels. In her spare time, sheâs attained her BA in English literature and composition, earned her credential to teach English in secondary schools, and went on to complete her MA in writing popular fiction.Writing for Barbour combines two of Kellyâs great lovesâhistory and reading. A CBA bestselling author and member of American Christian Fiction Writers, sheâs been privileged to earn numerous Heartsong Presents Readerâs Choice Awards and is known for her witty, heartwarming historical romances.